first time i ever used an msr whisperlite, i wondered "why do they call it a whisperlite, it makes so much noise" i climbed in alaska and took along an msr xgk, sounded like a jet engine taking off! great to melt snow, boil water--no simmer in sight. that particular stove broke on the mountain, sent it to msr (i'd bought it for $10 at a mountaineer's sale) sent me a new stove. still have it, it's my go-to stove for coffee in the am.



willy

ps like the svea! probably the first of the self-pressurizing stoves, maybe?